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Detectives have busted a counterfeit juice factory and arrested two suspects in Kabete. Acting on a tip-off, the officers from Kabete Police Station raided a homestead where they found two men, Alex Mwaruta and James Munala Inyangala,…
Kenyans can now book direct flights to Uganda after Jambojet resumed its Nairobi-Entebbe route on Thursday, October 1, following a six-year break. The company suspended the flights during the height of COVID in 2020 due to a sharp decline…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have intercepted 40 smartphones valued at approximately Ksh 8.2 million following the screening of a male passenger who arrived in Kenya from…
Kenya and China are poised to embark on a new phase of their strategic partnership, building upon decades of robust political, economic, and people-to-people cooperation. This forward-looking sentiment was jointly expressed on Wednesday…
President William Ruto has mourned his friend Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and wife, Lucy Muteke who died in a helicopter crash together with four other victims Wednesday evening. In a condolence message, Ruto described Chivayo…
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse-led multi-agency security operation has dismantled a major illicit alcohol and contraband cigarette network in Laare Division, Igembe North Subcounty, Meru County. The…
The first fuel consignment under a deal signed between Kenya and Rwanda has arrived at the Kipevu Oil Terminal. MT Sea Wolf arrived at the Kenya Pipeline Company’s fuel terminal carrying 40,000 metric tonnes of refined petroleum products…
Africa must move beyond declarations on climate change and develop financing mechanisms that make polluters contribute to environmental restoration while enabling African countries to fund more of their own climate adaptation, National…
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the new Head of Government, entrusting her with forming a new administration in accordance with Article 47 of the Moroccan Constitution. The announcement was made by…
The construction of the Nyeri Modern Market is creating more than a new trading facility, it is opening doors for young people to gain practical skills and build careers. For Samuel Maina Kimunya, the Nyeri Modern Market construction site…
Working alongside construction teams at the Field Marshal Muthoni Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Market has given electrical intern Mary Njugi an opportunity to expand her technical skills beyond her area of training. Njugi, who is…
Billionaire venture capitalist and longtime Bitcoin advocate Tim Draper has highlighted Africa’s potential to leapfrog traditional financial systems, as Nairobi prepares to host Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 from October 15 to 17.…
Lumakanda Police Station OCS has been charged with the defilement of a 14-year-old girl in Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County. The accused appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Dorcas Mac’andere, where the prosecution opposed his…
President William Ruto has termed those opposed to the Ksh 2.2 trillion East African Refinery in Lamu County as extortionists saying the project is a strategic energy security investment for the country and the region. Speaking during the…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an audit of unsafe streets “that place women at risk”, after the bodies of 12 women were found in just two months east of Johannesburg. The deaths have sparked a national outcry about…
Reproductive Health Human Rights Lobby Groups in Nakuru have petitioned the government to decriminalise safe abortion in Kenya, citing rising numbers of unsafe procedures and maternal deaths. The civil society organisations, including the…
ODM leader Oburu Oginga has backed the Ksh2.2 trillion Dangote East Africa oil refinery, saying the project will transform Lamu into a major industrial and energy hub. In a statement, Oburu said the refinery being developed by Nigerian…
Detectives in Mombasa have arrested a Tanzanian couple suspected of drugging bus passengers and stealing their belongings. The suspects, identified as 52-year-old Pius Paskale Frugenze and his 47-year-old wife, Redempta Revelian Kuleta,…
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has appointed new heads of three key state agencies. CPA Tom Odhiambo Imbo has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Forensic Investigator has won the 2026 Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Global Public Sector Advocacy Award. Ms Christine Ombaka, won the global award in recognition of…
Kenya is strengthening domestic health financing and making strategic use of development partner support to sustain essential services amid changing global financing dynamics. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr Ouma Oluga said…
Kenyan heritage fashion house KikoRomeo will showcase its designs at Moscow Fashion Week on October 1, taking its Ewala Spring/Summer 2024 collection to the Russian runway. The Nairobi-based fashion house will present its collection at the…
The government is eying additional private capital for the expansion of Port of Lamu as regional logistics hub. This comes on the backdrop of a Ksh 2.2 trillion East African Oil Refinery whose construction will be commissioned on Wednesday…
Speaking at a Spotify gathering in Johannesburg, 66-year-old Kidjo wore a red headwrap, glasses and a printed blazer as she lauded the power and potential of Africa’s youth. “We are the only continent where we are fighting with each other…
